Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 6, 1993PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Corrado, J.), rendered February 8, 1991, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was arrested as part of a so-called "buy and bust” operation. An undercover officer approached the defendant, who was standing with companions Earl Thorp and Fredrick Thorp, and asked the defendant if he was "working”. The defendant replied "Yeah, how many do you want?” The undercover officer asked for…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  4. People v. GarafoloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
  5. People v. OliverNew York Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. PetersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. People v. HinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. Constant v. MartuscelloDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2015
  4. People v. DoganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. People v. McGowanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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